The Bay Area Chapter will be holding it fall meeting on September 26th 8:30 – 12:00 at the Walnut Creek Marriott.

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Meeting Agenda

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.  Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Welcome

9:15-10:30 a.m.   Sailing Through the Interactive Process: Navigating the Treacherous Waters of Workers’ Compensation, ADA, Retirement, and FEHA.

                               Presenters:  Kelly Timothy, Atty. And Ben Oram, Atty.

                               Moderator: Charleton Pease, Atty.

Presenters will cover the overlapping subject areas pertaining to returning an employee to work after a workers’ compensation related period of absence including how to identify and handle work restrictions, competing restrictions from the PTP and or QME, conflicting industrial vs. non- industrial reports, making return to work offers (SJDB/vouchers), the potential exposure for disability discrimination under AD and FEHA requirements including the disclosure and use of HIPAA protected information, the Interactive Process, and correlation with Industrial Disability Retirement.

10:30-10:45 am     Break and Networking

10:45-12:00 pm     Understanding the New Workplace Harassment Legislation in Effect as of 2019

Presenter:  Bernadette M. O’Brian, Atty.

In response to the "Me-Two" Movement, California legislators have passed significant new legislation that will be in effect as of January 1, 2019. Employers must understand these new laws to ensure compliance and to help create a workplace free from unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Ms. O'Brien will also cover employer best practices for compliance and for educating management and employees about the required policies.

Cost:

• FREE to Public Entity Employees
• $25 – Associate Members

Event Location:
Walnut Creek Marriott, 2355 N. Main St., Walnut Creek, CA 94596

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